Discerning the times – and God’s will: OK, a mouthful of a title, bringing together a number of ginormous subjects. But there is a purpose…
Here are some helps as you study the book of Amos: The prophet Amos was a resident of the southern kingdom, Judah, but ministered to…
In hopeless times we need to put our trust in that which is fully reliable: We live in exceedingly dark times. It seems wherever you…
We can learn much from the exile of ancient Israel: The West has really gone full circle: many centuries ago paganism was replaced with Christianity.…
Is revival or reformation the need of the hour? Christians have long had discussions about, and debates over, the issue of which is more important,…
Is God glorified and his name hallowed because of you? While not every Christian may realise this, the fundamental purpose of why we exist is…
We need to see the bigger picture as we look around at what is happening to us: In his 1983 Templeton Prize speech Alexander Solzhenitsyn…
We must decide ahead of time how we will respond to temptations and pressures: Some time ago I was discussing with a friend how anti-Christian…
Here are some tools to help you read and study the book of Lamentations: The book of Lamentations is usually grouped in the wisdom literature.…
Do you feel that so much of your life has been wasted? There is hope if you do: I stayed up till 2 this morning…
Here is some help for your study of the book of Ezra: Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one book, broken up sometime during the early…
We learn important spiritual truths from the life of King Manasseh: One of the biggest problems Yahweh had with the people of Israel was the…
The New York Governor needs to reconsider his anti-God rhetoric: A recent arrogant outburst by an American political leader reminds me of the words of…
Some of the most shocking words in all of Scripture are found in the book of Ezekiel. There are many parts of the Bible –…
Do you care about the things that God cares about? I am not asking a rhetorical question here, but a very real one. Do you…
I recently wrote some articles on biblical interpretation, examining various general principles that we must keep in mind as we seek to rightly handle the…
Having just again finished reading the book of Ezra, I was struck by how many deep theological truths and spiritual gems are found in this…
I have just returned from a very nice but brief visit to my homeland. It was great to be back in the US for a…
Another national election – this time in Australia. Plenty of political machinations and moves were involved by all sides. People did all they could to…
This is the conclusion to an article which looks at the issue of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites and various moral and religious…